Raising Children with a Biblical Worldview

Why do so many Christian parents struggle to pass their faith on to their children? One reason is that many parents are uncertain or unsettled about their own beliefs. The parents along with their children have simply adopted numerous secular beliefs in place of (or along side) their Christian beliefs. These beliefs are often inconsistant and full of contradictions, yet few people slow down long enough today to consider those. In a pluralistic society with many competing ideas, it is easy to become syncretists. 

Syncretism is the attempt to combine (or bring together) many different or opposite doctrines and practices, based on multiple philosophical and religious systems (The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), 1579.).

According to Nancy Pearcey, "In today's pluralistic, multi-cultural world, no one can survive long on secondhand ideas" (Pearcey, Nancy, Finding Truth). 

So how can we raise children with a Biblical Worldview?

A person's worldview is mostly formed in the developmental years of one’s life. If Christian parents intend that their children would grow into young adults who think and act Christianly, then they must consider who bears the weight and responsibility for this endeavor?

The Bible is not silent, nor ambiguous, about where the locus of responsibility is to be placed for the spiritual and biblical development of children. Scripture is authoritatively clear regarding the vital role of parents in the formation of their children’s worldview.